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At least 10 students and teachers were killed at a Santa Fe, Texas high school on May 18 after a classmate opened fire with a shotgun and a .38 revolver. The shooting came just three months after another teen shooter killed 17 in Parkland, Florida, sparking nationwide youth-led protests over gun violence – and a familiar debate over what changes could really make a difference.As a criminologist, I often hear misconceptions creeping into the debate that springs up whenever a mass shooting occurs. Here’s what the research actually shows. #1: MORE GUNS DON'T MAKE YOU SAFER A study I conducted on mass shootings indicated that this phenomenon is not limited to the United States. Mass shootings also took place in 25 other wealthy nations between 1983 and 2013, but the number of mass shootings in the United States far surpasses that of any other country included in the study during the same period of time. The U.S. had 78 mass shootings during that 30-year period. The highest … [Read more...] about 5 things to know about mass shootings in America

A mass shooting at a high school near Houston Friday immediately sparked renewed calls for Congress to take action to curb gun violence in the nation’s schools, including from the student survivors of an earlier mass shooting in Florida. The shooting also came at the same time education groups are pushing for a national school safety commission that’s meeting behind closed doors to spend more time talking with educators and others. The commission is led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.Story Continued Below The shooting at Santa Fe High School has left at least 10 dead — including students and staff — and at least 10 others injured, according to the Houston Chronicle. A law enforcement official identified a person in custody in the shooting as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the Associated Press reported. Pagourtzis plays on the Santa Fe High School junior varsity football team, and is a member of a dance squad with a local Greek Orthodox church, according … [Read more...] about Mass school shooting in Texas prompts new round of calls for action

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Manny Fernandez, Alan Blinder and Niraj Chokshi New York Times May 19, 2018 SANTA FE, Texas — A teenager carried out a brazen assault on a southeast Texas high school Friday, killing 10 people and wounding 10 more, authorities said. Explosives were found in various locations, on and off campus, officials said.The rampage, 35 miles from Houston, again set off what has become a national rite: paramedics and police officers arriving en masse at a campus while students and staff members fled in tears. But Friday’s attack also appeared remarkably far-reaching, extending beyond the high school and unnerving investigators who did not immediately find any missed warning signs.The school district said the shooting began at Santa Fe High School at about 7:45 a.m., just after the start of the school day. It was the deadliest attack on an American school campus … [Read more...] about 10 dead in Texas school shooting; teen suspect held

The number of mass shootings in the US this year reached 101 on Friday. Ten people were killed in a high-school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. There have been nearly as many US mass shootings as days in 2018. On Friday, a 17-year-old gunman opened fire on students and staff at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, killing 10 people. The suspected gunman was arrested and detained. The incident marked the 101st mass shooting in 2018, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks shootings in the US. To put this into perspective, we are 138 days into the year, which means the US has had nearly as many mass shootings as days in 2018. Americans are more likely to die from gun violence than many leading causes of death combined, with some 11,000 people in the US killed in firearm assaults each year. There is no broadly accepted definition of a mass shooting. Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as a single incident in which four or more people, not including the … [Read more...] about There have been 101 mass shootings in the US so far in 2018 — here’s the full list

The Associated Press Updated 2:51 pm, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Photo: Nathan Denette, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A man lays a flower at a memorial along Yonge Street, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Toronto, the day after a driver drove a van down sidewalks, striking and killing numerous pedestrians in his path. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) less A man lays a flower at a memorial along Yonge Street, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Toronto, the day after a driver drove a van down sidewalks, striking and killing numerous pedestrians in his path. (Nathan ... more Photo: Nathan Denette, AP Deadliest mass slayings in recent Canadian history 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Here are some of the deadliest mass murders in recent Canadian history: April 23, 2018: A man drives a white van for about a mile along a … [Read more...] about Deadliest mass slayings in recent Canadian history